Mirchpur accused let off lightly
Delhi court acquits 82, convicts 15, Dalits to appeal against orderNew Delhi/Hisar, Sept 24The killing of a 70-year-old Dalit and his physically handicapped daughter in April last year will attract a maximum punishment of 10 years of imprisonment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Displaced Dalit families which had to leave Mirchpur after arson. A file photo

Manmohan
pushes for UNSC reforms‘Revitalise Security Council to
increase its credibility, effectiveness’United
Nations, Sept 24
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a powerful call for early
reform and expansion of the UN Security Council “to reflect
contemporary reality” and asked nations not to allow the global
economic slowdown to trigger protectionism through various barriers.
PM Manmohan Singh addresses the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. — PTI

Suspected Maoists gun down BJD MLABhubaneswar, September 24
In the first incident of its kind in Orissa, suspected Maoists today gunned down BJD legislator Jagabandhu Majhi and his security officer and seriously injured another person at a public meeting in Nawarangpur district today.
Thirty-nine-year-old wheel chair-bound Majhi, a tribal leader who
represents Umerkote constituency, was attending a public function at
Bola village in Naxal-hit Raighar area to distribute land ‘pattas’
to tribals when three gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire and killed
him, Director General of Police Manmohan Praharaj said here.

NASA
satellite’s debris hits Earth
Cape Canaveral, September 24
A six-tonne NASA science satellite pierced the atmosphere over
the Pacific Ocean and fell back to Earth, the US space agency said
today, but it was not yet known where the remains landed.NASA
said its decommissioned Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, which took
an unpredictable course as it tumbled through the upper atmosphere, fell
to Earth on Saturday.

Jagjit Singh still critical
Mumbai, September 24
The condition of popular ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, who was operated upon at Lilavati Hospital here after suffering brain
haemorrhage, continues to be “critical”, said hospital sources.
“This is to confirm that Jagjit Singh’s condition remains critical,” Niket V
Mehta, managing trustee of Lilavati Hospital, said today. “We have to respect the patient’s privacy and therefore cannot comment further,” he said.
The 70-year-old legend is currently in the ICU after undergoing emergency surgery for brain haemorrhage last evening. Brain hemorrhage is a known complication of uncontrolled hypertension or high blood pressure.
— PTI

Badal to seek Congress supportJalandhar, September 24
A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced that it would oppose the proposed resolution seeking clemency to Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said he would consult the Congress leadership on the issue.

India,
China to set up mechanism to curb LAC violations New Delhi, September 24
India and China propose to institute a joint mechanism to prevent
the possibility of any misunderstanding between them in the event of the
violation of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) unwittingly by either
side.
Foreign Minister SM Krishna with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi during the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ meeting in New York on Friday. — PTI